Many Twitterers were shocked this morning to learn that NSA surveillance leaker Edward Snowden had been killed by a drone in Hong Kong. The news was reported by the intrepid @ggreenwild:
https://twitter.com/ggreenwild/status/344833523967995905
https://twitter.com/ggreenwild/status/344835249160740864
https://twitter.com/ggreenwild/status/344835343419314176
Say what?
Holy WHAT? RT @ggreenwild: Edward Snowden was just killed by an American Drone at a hotel in Hong Kong: http://t.co/Bg39GNghy1
— Maya Prohovnik (@mayafish) June 12, 2013
@FGoria @ggreenwild uhm, killed by a drone attack to JW Marriott.. kind of dodgy!
— domenico conti (@777mingus) June 12, 2013
@ggreenwild @LaurenLyster for Real ?
— I AM Paul (@psc96180_pablo) June 12, 2013
This is kind of terrifying. RT @dkurtenbach RT @ggreenwild: CONFIRMED: Edward Snowden is dead.
— Brendan Bures (@BrenBures) June 12, 2013
Most terrifying of all? That so many people mistook @ggreenwild for Glenn Greenwald.
Waaaat!!! #NSAGoons “@AntDeRosa “@ggreenwild CONFIRMED: Edward Snowden is dead.””
— Mali Henry © (@malihenry) June 12, 2013
Uh, CONFIRMED: People need to study their vowels a little harder. It’s really important to be able to distinguish between an “i” and an “a.” And they might want to brush up on their consonants as well, while they’re at it. There’s a difference between one “n” and two:
Sheesh.
https://twitter.com/ggreenwild/status/344860720485240833
The real Glenn Greenwald tweeted this out yesterday:
One last time: this account is fake: @ejosephsnowden
— Glenn Greenwald (@ggreenwald) June 12, 2013
Wonder what Greenwald thinks about having a Twitter imitator of his own.
Contrary to some Twitter activity, Edward Snowden is not dead. At least not that we know of. Some dude @ggreenwild is trolling bad info.
— Michelle Jones (@Michelle_RJones) June 12, 2013
What we have here, ladies and gentlemen, is a fake “real journalist.”
yep it stinks RT @Pete_Spence: .@ggreenwild is a fake account. Ed Snowden's (probably not) dead.
— Ishaq Siddiqi (@IshaqSiddiqi) June 12, 2013
RT @jtes: .@ggreenwild is not real @ggreenwild is not real @ggreenwild is not real
— Joe Brooks (@joebrooks) June 12, 2013
No he isn’t. But a lot of people figured that since he’s around, they might as well have fun with him:
https://twitter.com/MattZeitlin/status/344843706756644864
Glenns Gone Wild
— Stefan Becket (@becket) June 12, 2013
Girls Gone Greenwild.
— Jonathan Wald (@jonathanwald) June 12, 2013
https://twitter.com/alexjon/status/344844827034263553
Glenn Greenwild is so much more fun than Glenn Greenwald.
— David Weiner (@daweiner) June 12, 2013
This Greenwild guy must have an inside source.
— ⛽ (@panndder) June 12, 2013
Glen Greenwild kinda sounds like some hoity-toity Vermont resort
— Tyler Machado (@tylermachado) June 12, 2013
https://twitter.com/markham/status/344845252709978112
Glenn Greenwild skips out on work to go play Skee-Ball at the amusement park.
— Alex Fitzpatrick (@AlexJamesFitz) June 12, 2013
Talking Points Memo’s Hunter Walker really went to town:
I wonder how this Glenn Greenwild chap just got that amazing exclusive
— Hunter Walker (@hunterw) June 12, 2013
Who is Glenn Greenwild? I'll just say, don't make @ggreenwald angry. You would not like him when he's angry.
— Hunter Walker (@hunterw) June 12, 2013
It's like a Dr. Greenwald/Mr. Greenwild kind of thing
— Hunter Walker (@hunterw) June 12, 2013
.@WesleyLowery I'm a Greenwild and Crazy guy.
— Hunter Walker (@hunterw) June 12, 2013
Stay tuned for my exclusive interview with Edward Snowdamn
— Hunter Walker (@hunterw) June 12, 2013
EXCLUSIVE PHOTO: Glenn Greenwild on the streets of Hong Kong pic.twitter.com/tBkOFN0e4U
— Hunter Walker (@hunterw) June 12, 2013
Snort.
Since we’re on to this Greenwild guy now — we hope — here’s a tip for the next person who wants to spoof Mr. Greenwald:
#protip MT @brianbeutler: Lame to pose with @ggreenwild when everyone knows i's & l's look identical on Twitter. Should've been @ggreenwaid.
— David A. Graham (@GrahamDavidA) June 12, 2013
